Body Mass Index and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Implications of the Obesity Epidemic Nimish Vakil Introduction 17 July 2008 Pages: 2291 - 2292
The Epidemiology of Obesity and Gastrointestinal and Other Diseases: An Overview Paul Moayyedi Review 18 July 2008 Pages: 2293 - 2299
The Pathophysiological Mechanisms of GERD in the Obese Patient Ronnie Fass Original Article 29 July 2008 Pages: 2300 - 2306
The Association Between Obesity and GERD: A Review of the Epidemiological Evidence Hashem El-Serag Review 24 July 2008 Pages: 2307 - 2312
Body Mass Index and the Efficacy of Acid-Mediating Agents for GERD Brian C. Jacobson Review 16 July 2008 Pages: 2313 - 2317
Surgical Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Obesity Sayeed Ikramuddin Original Article 29 July 2008 Pages: 2318 - 2329
Is Oral l-Acyl-Carnitine an Effective Therapy for Hepatic Encephalopathy? Review of the Literature Nathan J. ShoresEmmet B. Keeffe Review Paper 14 February 2008 Pages: 2330 - 2333
Pregnancy-Associated Liver Disorders Iryna S. Hepburn Review Paper 07 February 2008 Pages: 2334 - 2358
Mechanisms of Action and Resistance of Somatostatin Analogues for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Message Not Well Taken Dimitrios N. SamonakisGeorge NotasElias A. Kouroumalis Review Paper 14 February 2008 Pages: 2359 - 2365
The Effect of Tegaserod on Esophageal Submucosal Glands Bicarbonate and Mucin Secretion Solange Abdulnour-NakhoulNelia A. TobeyRoy C. Orlando Original Paper 13 February 2008 Pages: 2366 - 2372
Prevalence and Associated Features of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms in a Caucasian-Predominant Adolescent School Population T. S. GunasekaranMary DahlbergGanesh Namachivayam Original Paper 17 January 2008 Pages: 2373 - 2379
The Effect of Hiatal Hernia on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Influence on Proximal and Distal Esophageal Reflux Nurten SavasUlku DagliBurhan Sahin Original Paper 17 January 2008 Pages: 2380 - 2386
Yield of 24-Hour Esophageal pH and Bilitec Monitoring in Patients with Persisting Symptoms on PPI Therapy George KaramanolisTim VanuytselJan Tack Original Paper 06 March 2008 Pages: 2387 - 2393
Through-the-Scope, Wire-Guided Esophageal Dilation for the Treatment of Food Impaction Ali Ahmed SiddiquiWilliam V. HarfordStuart J. Spechler Original Paper 26 January 2008 Pages: 2394 - 2396
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease Treated with Laparoscopic Fundoplication Eeva SalaPaulina SalminenJari Ovaska Original Paper 05 March 2008 Pages: 2397 - 2404
Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Distal and Celiac Axis Lymph Node Metastasis in Esophageal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review Srinivas R. PuliJyotsna B. K. ReddyJamal A. Ibdah Original Paper 20 December 2007 Pages: 2405 - 2414
Scoring System for Predicting Response to Chemoradiotherapy, Including 5-Fluorouracil and Platinum, for Patients with Esophageal Cancer Mari KogoAyako SuzukiYuji Kiuchi Original Paper 08 February 2008 Pages: 2415 - 2421
Intravenous Injection of Micafungin Counteracts Candida Albicans-Induced Aggravation of Duodenal Ulcers Caused by Cysteamine in Rats Tetsuya NakamuraMasashi YoshidaMasaki Kitajima Original Paper 19 January 2008 Pages: 2422 - 2428
Oxygen Radical Induced Gastric Mucosal Cell Death: Apoptosis or Necrosis? Anna M. LeungMaria J. RedlakThomas A. Miller Original Paper 08 February 2008 Pages: 2429 - 2435
The Expression of Msi-1 and Its Significance in Small Intestinal Mucosa Severely Damaged by High-Dose 5-FU Luo YuqiWu ChengtangLiao Kangxiong Original Paper 13 February 2008 Pages: 2436 - 2442
Expression of Apoptotic Epithelial Cells Within Lamina Propria Beneath the Basement Membrane Triggers Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis Kazuko ShichijoMakoto IharaIchiro Sekine Original Paper 01 February 2008 Pages: 2443 - 2451
Natural History and Long-Term Clinical Behavior of Segmental Colitis Associated with Diverticulosis (Scad Syndrome) Hugh J. Freeman Original Paper 13 March 2008 Pages: 2452 - 2457
Aggressiveness and Hostility in the Family Environment and Chronic Constipation in Children Valéria Cristina Antunes LisboaMaria Cristina Merlim FelizolaMauro Batista de Morais Original Article 01 July 2008 Pages: 2458 - 2463
Probiotics and Blueberry Attenuate the Severity of Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-Induced Colitis Nadia OsmanDiya AdawiGöran Molin Original Paper 15 February 2008 Pages: 2464 - 2473
The Clinical Picture of Uncomplicated Versus Complicated Diverticulitis of the Colon Antonio TursiGiovanni BrandimarteFabio Aiello Original Paper 30 January 2008 Pages: 2474 - 2479
Colonoscopic Treatment of Acute Diverticular Hemorrhage Using Endoclips Eugene F. YenUri LadabaumJanak N. Shah Original Paper 20 December 2007 Pages: 2480 - 2485
Elevated HbA1c Is an Independent Predictor of Aggressive Clinical Behavior in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Case-Control Study Ali A. SiddiquiStuart J. SpechlerByron Cryer Original Paper 12 April 2008 Pages: 2486 - 2494
Effects of Lactobacillus salivarius 433118 on Intestinal Inflammation, Immunity Status and In vitro Colon Function in Two Mouse Models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linda M. FeigheryPhilip SmithDavid J. Brayden Original Paper 20 December 2007 Pages: 2495 - 2506
Reduction of Dendritic Cells by Granulocyte and Monocyte Adsorption Apheresis in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis Grit WaitzSebastian PetermannWolfgang Ramlow Original Paper 06 February 2008 Pages: 2507 - 2515
Protective Effect of Octreotide and Infliximab in an Experimental Model of Indomethacin-Induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Dídia H. Bismara CuryJosé Edson CostaAytan Sipahi Original Paper 20 March 2008 Pages: 2516 - 2520
RDW as an Additional Marker in Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Undifferentiated Colitis Kofi ClarkeRabindra SagunarthySheru Kansal Original Paper 08 February 2008 Pages: 2521 - 2523
A Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Probiotics for Maintenance of Remission and Prevention of Clinical and Endoscopic Relapse in Crohn’s Disease Roja RahimiShekoufeh NikfarMohammad Abdollahi Original Paper 14 February 2008 Pages: 2524 - 2531
Disturbance of Apoptosis and DNA Synthesis by Helicobacter pylori Infection of Hepatocytes Kyoko ItoYoshio YamaokaDavid Y. Graham Original Paper 06 February 2008 Pages: 2532 - 2540
Adherence, Internalization, and Persistence of Helicobacter pylori in Hepatocytes Kyoko ItoYoshio YamaokaDavid Y. Graham Original Paper 05 March 2008 Pages: 2541 - 2549
The Activity of Class I, II, III, and IV Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH) Isoenzymes and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH) in Liver Cancer Wojciech JelskiBogdan ZalewskiMaciej Szmitkowski Original Paper 26 January 2008 Pages: 2550 - 2555
Fibrosis, Portal Hypertension, and Hepatic Volume Changes Induced by Intra-arterial Radiotherapy with 90Yttrium Microspheres T. F. JakobsS. SaleemR. Salem Original Paper 31 January 2008 Pages: 2556 - 2563
Persistence of Hepatitis C Virus in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Sustained Viral Responders to Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin Therapy Juan F. Gallegos-OrozcoJorge RakelaVijayan Balan Original Article 02 July 2008 Pages: 2564 - 2568
Primary Culture of Pancreatic (Human) Acinar Cells Lipi SinghDapinder K. BakshiJai Dev Wig Original Paper 02 February 2008 Pages: 2569 - 2575
The PMAIP1 Gene on Chromosome 18 is a Candidate Tumor Suppressor Gene in Human Pancreatic Cancer Masaharu IshidaMakoto SunamuraAkira Horii Original Paper 31 January 2008 Pages: 2576 - 2582
Des-Acylated Ghrelin, Rather Than Acylated Ghrelin, Might Be More Valuable in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Suleyman AydinFazilet ErmanFatih Sahpaz Letter to the Editor 29 February 2008 Pages: 2583 - 2583
High Recurrence Rates of Helicobacter pylori Infection Can Be Related to False-Positive Histologies Zsofia VeszaLaszlo HerszenyiMark Juhasz Letter to the Editor 04 July 2008 Pages: 2584 - 2584
